[Husker] Tressel Suspended

[Mike Jaixen]

Here's some more criticism of Tressel and ESPN's lack of coverage of the 
situation.

http://claytravis.net/wordpress/?p=1298

 Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com




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From: David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>
To: Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
Cc: Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>; husker at tssi.com
Sent: Thu, March 10, 2011 8:00:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Tressel Suspended

I could not believe that quote from Gee.  I am sure he was kidding, trying to be 
glib, but I bet he would like to have that one back.

Dave


On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

ESPN may smell blood, but ESPN also didn't drive this story either. Yahoo! 
Sports broke the story, not the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader.
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>Does Tressel deserve to be fired? Considering the fact that he continued to 
>cover it up even after the NCAA got wind of it, and listening to some of his 
>excuses, I'd suggest yes. E. Gordon Gee might want people to think he was joking 
>when he suggested that Tressel could dismiss him, but I suspect that probably is 
>closer to reality than anybody at tOSU wants to admit.
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> Mike Jaixen
>http://huskermike.blogspot.com
>http://www.cornnation.com
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From: Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
>To: David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>
>Cc: husker at tssi.com
>Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 6:18:32 PM
>Subject: Re: [Husker] Tressel Suspended
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>> This link sums it up pretty well.  He knew about it and didn't report it,
>> later lied that he knew about it, and the reasons he gives don't bear even
>> the slightest scrutiny.  Nor does he acknowledge that he did anything wrong
>> or apologize for anything.  "I don't think any less of myself."
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>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=6195223
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>ESPN appears to smell blood in the water.
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>I think they're still basking over their role in having gotten Mike Leach
>fired.  
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>Does Tressel deserve to be fired for this?  Probably not, although a 2 game
>suspension is kind of unusual, and I'm not sure how you enforce something
>like that.  He may not be on the sidelines or even in the building, but 
>who beleves  that he won't still have some involvement in preparing the 
>game plan for those games?  
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